A 63-year-old North Yunderup man faced Mandurah Magistrates Court on Tuesday morning charged with child exploitation offences, including the indecent recording of a child under 13.
The man appeared via video link from Hakea Prison.
He was not required to plead.
In February, a joint WA Police and Australian Federal Police taskforce commenced an investigation in response to child exploitation images posted on the internet.
As part of the investigation, detectives executed a search warrant at the man’s home in early August where they seized a computer and electronic storage devices.
Police will allege the devices belonged to him and that analysis of the devices identified images of child exploitation material.
The man was charged with:
- Two counts of possession of child exploitation material
- One count of use carriage service to distribute child exploitation material;
- One count of indecently record a child under the age of 13 years; and
- One count of use an optical surveillance device to visually record a private activity to which he was a party.
The man was remanded in custody to face court again on September 20.
The national ThinkUKnow cyber safety education program is focused on preventing children from being groomed or mistreated online.
For more information and to book a free cyber safety presentation, go to thinkuknow.org.au.
Members of the public who have any information about people involved in child exploitation are urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online at crimestopperswa.com.au.
